CHANGE

my Estate Plan

ADMINISTER

an Estate Plan

The trust administration process can be confusing and overwhelming at times. We have assisted over a 1,000 successor trustees with implementing their loved ones Living Trust. We are here to answer your questions and guide you through the process.

What We Do: Empower clients with information, making estate planning a comfortable process

Our estate planning attorneys are extremely client-focused, taking the time to listen, and explain the intricacies of the estate planning process in everyday language. This personalized attention empowers clients to make confident, informed decisions. We also provide complimentary written and visual educational resources to clients, as well as all website visitors.

We understand that checking off a few boxes on a form can’t create a solution that meets a client’s individual estate needs. What suits one client, may be quite inappropriate for another. We always consider each client’s personal circumstances and relationships, tax issues, governmental involvement concerns, and other matters in efforts to design a plan that reflects individual intentions and wishes. When clients walk out of our office with an estate plan in place, they experience the PEACE OF MIND that comes from knowing they are protecting themselves and their loved ones’ interests.

Life is dynamic, and change is inevitable. The day may come when the arrangements in your current trust, will or durable power of attorney need to be revised. Our estate planning attorneys regularly meet with clients who need to modify their estate plans to accommodate new conditions. They review clients’ existing estate plans, discuss current laws and situations, and amend the documents as directed.

Implementing another person’s trust or will can be challenging. Being appointed trustee can make a person feel like he or she was awarded an honor and assigned a difficult job at the same time. A successor trustee must take on complex duties and tackle challenging tasks typically after the trust’s creator, who is often a beloved parent, passes away or becomes incapacitated by illness or dementia.

Given the complexities of trust administration, it’s understandable that many successor trustees seek the guidance of an experienced trust attorney for help with:

Reviewing the trust documents, explaining the trust’s provisions and the administrator’s duties.

Developing a strategy for handling issues related to the trust such as collecting assets, paying creditors, transferring title of assets to the beneficiaries, and filing the required forms with the appropriate entities.

Navigating trust-related decisions that must be made in the specific time frames required by law.

We Stay Connected: Clients receive our newsletter, special event invitations, and other information on a regular basis

We keep our clients abreast of the latest law changes that may affect their trusts, share information on specific topics geared toward trustees and their families, and provide insight into reasons why it is necessary to keep estate planning documents updated. We address these issues through:

Our quarterly newsletter, with a personalized message from James F. Roberts

Brief informational letters with enclosed discounts on services

Fun, interactive and enlightening seminars such as the Bucket Workshops and Family Days held at local small venues